just got a pair of APC NS. I wore them out to the bar the other night and while dancing i spilled some beer on them. There isn't really a noticeable stain, and I dont want to wash them since I just got em. Will the alcohol affect the denim negatively?

It shouldn't. Besides, if you got the stain the other night, that means that the jeans are already dry by now, which means that all of the actual alcohol in the beer has already evaporated off.

Can you guys recommend jeans that fade real slow? I love the dark indigo look, but I want it to fade nicely eventually.I heard the N&F indigo do this. Are there any more for under $200?

I don't know of anything fitting that description in the under-$200 range, but if you are willing to go over $200, the Triple Works Permanent Indigo models and Studio D'Artisan jeans in general all fade pretty slowly.

You could also look at any jeans dyed with natural indigo, they tend to start out a little bit lighter in color than the synthetic indigo models you normally see, but they tend to fade a lot slower, too.

IH 301 or Samurai 710?

I would personally pick the Samurai 710 between the two. I'm not crazy about really slim jeans because I don't have a very slim build, and I personally find the IH 301 to be slimmer than I like. The 710 is a little bit looser and fits a wider variety of body types well between the two cuts.

Can you guys recommend jeans that fade real slow?
I love the dark indigo look, but I want it to fade nicely eventually.
I heard the N&F indigo do this. Are there any more for under $200?

BUY MY FLATHEAD F350's!! Lol, if you are willing to save up and spend extra money go for a Japanese brand like iron heart or flat head, cause they will last you a Hell of a long time, and they are pretty stubborn with fading. My flatheads after being worn 18 times are showing just as much wear as my samurais worn only 5 times. Not to mention you'll get a good 2-3 years of heavy use out of them, or 5+ years (I've seen pairs) out of them.

Otherwise, I mean try out naked and famous, but they fade pretty fast from what i have seen, and they don't look as good as a pair of Japanese denim... although I think naked and famous buys their denim from Japan, the fading properties are not nearly as good as those of samurai or flathead imo. Personally I would just save up and get a really nice pair, you can even find pairs that people bought but don't like so they sell it brand new for like $100 off.

BUY MY FLATHEAD F350's!! Lol, if you are willing to save up and spend extra money go for a Japanese brand like iron heart or flat head, cause they will last you a Hell of a long time, and they are pretty stubborn with fading. My flatheads after being worn 18 times are showing just as much wear as my samurais worn only 5 times. Not to mention you'll get a good 2-3 years of heavy use out of them, or 5+ years (I've seen pairs) out of them.

Otherwise, I mean try out naked and famous, but they fade pretty fast from what i have seen, and they don't look as good as a pair of Japanese denim... although I think naked and famous buys their denim from Japan, the fading properties are not nearly as good as those of samurai or flathead imo. Personally I would just save up and get a really nice pair, you can even find pairs that people bought but don't like so they sell it brand new for like $100 off.

Are you kidding? The guy asked for jeans that fade real slow. Even though your Flat Heads have faded slower than your Samurais, you're talking about two of the fastest fading brands of jeans out there.

I guess, I probably shouldn't have said that. I guess I want to see fades so fast on them that I thought it was slower than normally. But, to be honest I seriously think that if my Flathead's ever see wear again (cause im in 2 contests), they are going to fade extremely slowly. Cause even though Flatheads are known as fast faders, sometimes the jeans can be stubborn. I mean maybe it's just me, but that is my experience after 18 wears compared to the 5 on my samurais. Even my evisu's started fading faster.

I'm currently 5 months in on my first pair of raws (Rogue Territory Slim Straight). While I love these jeans I'm looking to invest in my second pair. Any recommendations on some jeans that would have similar fit with just a bit wider legs (they don't cover the back part of my SBs, rather bunch around on top of the shoe) and a little less low rise (I'm 6'4). I picked these jeans because they were a lot less starchy than other brands I had tried on, namely ACP so that is a factor as well.

I would recommend browsing the sale forums on here and SuFu (marketplace), you can usually find jeans <$200 and good brands. Most of the time they have only been soaked, or used sparingly. And often there are good deals so it is worth a shot to try looking for denim especially since you can find nice brands for a lot less money than that of the retail. Otherwise look at nudie's, or Naked And Famous.. Those are your best bets <$200.

What does the store BiG in LA stand for? Do they have a website? Everyone always uses the acronym but for a noobie I can't figure it out.

BiG stands for Blue In Green, but that store is in NYC, not LA. They do have a website, the link was posted above.

how does weft colour (grey weft in this case) affect the fading? does it change the colour that the denim fades to?

The color of the weft gives a tint to the fading, but the primary color of what a pair of jeans fades to is determined by the base color of the warp threads before being dyed in indigo. In almost all cases, that color is white.

Copped some black rrl slims, will these stretch, not the waist, the leg, because there a bit slimmer than I thought.

Denim stretches (anywhere from a lot to a little) depending on where there is pressure being applied. So a waist will stretch since it is tight, and there is pressure applied. Legs may or may not stretch. They will probably not stretch that much, maybe .1"? I have no clue, I know the knee stretches, but never heard of the leg portion.

If they're not dirty, don't bother. if they are, then yes. Machine wash cold (or hot depending on how much shrinkage you want), I always put mine on delicate, but I'm pretty sure regular wash is fine. Then I let them hang dry, do whatever you want to let them dry, but if you put them in the dryer it weakens the fabrics and does a lot more bad things to the jeans.